I am all for a good debate: juicy, differing positions discussed with clarity and erudition, especially when humor is used to rebuff or persuade; a debate that leaves both sides invigorated and with a better understanding of the other. But I am tired of nasty, petty, and small-minded discourse. The type of unpleasant argument we so often see in response to a blog post or in reply to a commenter who just weighed in on a post. Now don’t get me wrong—if the post is nasty, and the ...